Tune Inn Restaurant and Bar on Pennsylvania Avenue SE has been a Capitol Hill institution since it opened in 1947, serving burgers, bar food, and cold beer to the staffers, lobbyists, journalists, and neighborhood regulars who make up the Capitol Hill community. It appeared in Season 10, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Tried […]
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Burgers, Gastropub, Restaurants, Season 10, Washington DCGordy’s Hi-Hat on Sunnyside Drive in Cloquet is one of the most beloved roadside drive-ins in Minnesota, a classic 1960s carhop stand that has been serving the same burgers, onion rings, and root beer floats since Gordy Lundquist opened it in 1960. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “You
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Burgers, Minnesota, Restaurants, Season 9Burger Me! on Donner Pass Road in Truckee has been feeding the Sierra Nevada mountain community with quality burgers since it opened, building a menu around fresh-ground beef, creative toppings, and the kind of straightforward quality that earns a mountain town its locals’ loyalty beyond the ski season. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 11
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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 9Swagger Fine Spirits and Food appeared in Season 9, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Burgers ‘n More,” which aired July 19, 2010, as a Kansas City bar and kitchen building creative, upscale burgers and pub food in a craft spirits setting that went well beyond standard bar fare. The restaurant has since permanently
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Burgers, Gastropub, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 9Grover’s Bar and Grill on Transit Road in East Amherst has been the kind of Buffalo-area neighborhood pub that earns its reputation quietly — great burgers, cold beer, and the kind of no-frills bar food that keeps a suburban community coming back for years. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and
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Burgers, Gastropub, New York, Restaurants, Season 7Terry’s Turf Club on Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati is impossible to miss — the exterior is covered in neon signs, the interior is louder, and the burgers are the reason people line up outside a building that seats only a handful of people at a time. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 6 of Diners,
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Burgers, Cincinnati, Ohio, Restaurants, Season 9Pawley’s Front Porch on Harden Street in Columbia has been one of South Carolina’s most celebrated burger spots since it opened, building a reputation around hand-formed patties on fresh-baked buns with the kind of quality sourcing that earns a college town its food destination status beyond the campus. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 7
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Burgers, Restaurants, Season 8, South CarolinaThree Greek brothers — Sam, George, and Nick Copsis — immigrated to the United States and in 1955 opened a drive-in on South Boulevard in Charlotte small enough to hold a grill, a toaster, two deep fryers, and a drink station. The Independence Boulevard location, which opened in 1959, is the one that has been
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Burgers, Charlotte, North Carolina, Restaurants, Season 8Andre Guerrero opened The Oinkster in 2006 in Eagle Rock in a former Der Wienerschnitzel building, aiming to bring slow-food sensibility to fast-food formats: house-cured pastrami, pulled pork slow-smoked for 14 hours, Belgian-style fries cooked twice, and shakes made with Fosselman’s ice cream. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,
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Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 8Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe takes its name from a Clash song and its food seriously. The Emeryville location on Hollis Street has been a Bay Area breakfast and burger destination since it opened, built around the kind of creative all-day diner menu that earns a devoted following in a college-adjacent, arts-heavy community. It appeared in
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